Machine for making fabricated wire



A. A. GRINER.

MACHINE FOR MAKING FABRICATED WIRE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 11.1919.

Patented Jan) 6, 1920.

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A. A. GRINER.

MACHINE FOR MAKING FABRICATED WIRE. APPLICATION FILED .IULY 17,1919

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MACHINE FOR MAKING FABRICAIED WIRE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 11.1919.

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MACHlNE 50R MAKI'NG FA-BRICAIED WIRE. APPLICATJON HLED JULY 17,1919.

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citizen of the United States,

UNITED STATES agan INC. OF NEW onnron.

or BAYSIDE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR 'ro RENAISSANCE oonsn'r 00.,

"Storm, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

MACHINE FOR MAKING FABRICATED WIRE.

Specification. of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 6, 1920..

Application filed M1 217, 191s. Seria1No.311,526.

One of the objects of the invention is to produce a machlne of fewer parts than the machines heretofore known for the same purpose, thereby economizing in wear and reducing the cost of upkeep, as well .as the cost oforiginal production.

Another object duce a compact and durable machine by the use of which a complete finished-fabricatedproduct will be obtained free from undesirable twists which have heretofore necessitated the use of supplemental machines. 7

Other objects will appear as the descrips. One embodiment of my invention is illus trated in the accompanying drawings in whicln- 1 Figure l is a plan view of the machine, with'parts broken away. 3 Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line I 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. l-isa transverse section on the'line 4. 4 of Fig. 1.

3 Fig. 5 is aplan view-of the pin-carriers and dies. r

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section on the line 66 of Fig. 5.

' Fig. 7 isan end View of the diesandthe wire carrier operated thereby.

Figs. 8, 9 and 10 ferent arrangements Figs. 8 9 and 10 are views of the forms of stays produced by the arrangements shown in Figs. 8, 9 and 10, respectively.

Figs. 11,.12 and-1 1 are views similar to Figs. 5, 6 ther development of the pin-carrier.-

Fig. 13-13 of F ig. 11.

are plan views of difof pm carriers.

to machines for of the invention is to pro-.

plates 2 with a the finished roduct is wound between the side plates 2 the product. being-indicated the cheek plates.

and 7, respectively, showing a furt the fabric passing thereover, 13 is a detail section onthe line In carrying out the invention I employ a supporting frame or base 1, consisting of side and end walls and a top which'will be firmly anchored to thefioor .of the workroom, and on-the top of which are standards or cheeks 2, and a housing 3, the top of the base in advance of said-housing 4, being stepped downward and having guide posts 5, erected thereon. The vertical walls of the 1 base may be open as shown, .to reduce dead weight, and in the openings in the sidewalls I mount bearings for the driving shaft 6, and the countershafts 7 and 8, the driving pulleys 9 and 10, at one end for application of power,

hand wheel '11, for .use in adjusting the maand at the opposite end with a shaft bemg equipped with fastand'loose chine or initially threading the wire therethrough. A pinion 12 on the driving shaft meshes with the gears 13 and 1% on the shafts 7 and 8, respectively, to transmit motion to the latter, and the shaft 7 is further equipped with a bevel gear 15 meshing with a similar gear 16 on the lower end of-a ver- I 'tical shaft 17- which extends throughqthe top of the frame and is equipped with a bevel gear '18- on its upper end. fThe gear 18 said shaft 20 being disposed meshes with asimilar gear v19 011a shaft 20 which is journaled in suitable bearings 21- on. the frame, longitudinally the center thereof, as shown- Fig. 1.

at 28. The pinion 24: is on one end of the straightening and tension roll 31 between 'Flie pinion 30 meshes with a pinion 32 on the end of a transverse shaft roll 3 1 between the. cheeks 2, the bearings for the shaft 33 beingfitted in vertical slots-in Y, i 105 thecheeks'and car ied by. screws 35 so. that the roll 34c'may be set to exert any desired pressure or tension upon the roller 31 and straightening and. tension roller 36 is disposed below and in rearof the roller 31 and.

L Worms 22. are provided, at proper points on v the shaft 20 to mesh shaft 2,9,which is equipped with a spur -pinion 30, at its opposite end and carries a '33 which carriesa straightening and tension A third '85 i I of the frame at one side of the shaft 37 of said roller 36 has its bearings mounted in arcuate slots 38 in the cheeks 2 concentric with the roller 31, any convenient or preferred means being employed to secure the bearings in an adjusted position.

The shaft 8 is a cam shaft for imparting movement to the benders and pin-carriers. The bende'rs consist of bars 39 mounted for reciprocation in bearings on the posts 5, and having their front ends turned down, as at 40, to lay in longitudinal slots 41 in the top wall of the base, the lower extremities of the vertical branches 40 being pivoted to the front ends of pitmen or eccentric rods 42 which are provided at intermediate points of their length with turn buckles 43 or other adjusting devices. The rear ends of the pitmen are secured to straps 44 of eccentrics 45 which are secured upon the shaft 8, it being understood that the eccenfries are oppositely disposed so that the bender bars 39 will reciprocate.in-opposite directions and consequently act upon the wire alternately. At their rear ends the bars 39 are constructed. with clamps 46 projecting inwardly toward the central longitudinal line of the. machine and in these clamps are secured the bender fingers 47, which are adapted to press the wire against and bend it around forming pins 48, the working ends of the fingers being constructed with grooves 49 to effectually engage the wire. To aid in preventing rotation of the fingers in their clamps or holders, they are preferably of a dove-tailed form as shown in Fig. 3.

The forming pins 48- rise from pin-carriers 50 which are seated in vertically movable dies 51 and are capableof a limited reciprocation longitudinally of the dies. The-dies are fitted in a suitable opening in the frame and are supported by forked standards 52 which have their upper spaced extremities secured to lugs '53 at the ends of the dies, the lower ends/of the standard being pivoted to levers 54 which are fulcrumed on hangers or brackets 55, dependp carriers are disposed at the base of the housing from the top wall of the base 1, and are provided at their free ends with lateral pins 56 carrying rollers which run in the grooves 57 of the cams 58, secured on the shaft 8. The dies 51 are arranged with their adjacent opposed sides close together and the cams 58 are so arranged'that the dies operate alternately. The pin carriers are dis posed within recesses 59 in the dies and compression springs 60 are fitted to and held by sockets in the ends of the recesses and of the pin-carriers to hold the latter normally forward in the recesses 59. Headed pins or threaded studs 61 are inserted through longitudinal slots carriers into the dies 51 to retain the incarriers in place and guide them in t eir movements. In the upper face of each die 62 in the pin" 51 in rear of the recess 59 is a groove or ently appear. The lugs 53 at the front ends of the dies are extended forward so as to project over the horizontal arms of an inverted T-shaped oscillatory wire guide and holder 64 which is pivoted by a pin 65 at the junction of its several arms within a channel provided therefor in the base. The upstanding arm or inverted stem of the member 644 is provided with .!an eye 66' through which the wire passes to be engaged by the benders. The wire entering the machine is passed under a guide pulley or roller 67 at the front end of the machine and then passes to and through the tension and oiling device 68 which is mounted on the frame between the benders, posed in an inclined position, so that the wire may pass properly to the eye 66 and being pivoted so that it may follow the movements of the guide and holder 64. The oiling and tension device comprises a main body 69 having a reduced stem 70 journaled in the top of the base 1 and held therein by nuts 71,'or other fast'enings on its lower end. In its upper end the body 69 is provided with a passage for the wire and in its opposite sides, in alinement with said passage, has internally threaded sockets, the rear socket receiving a nose 72, from which the wire issues and the front socket receiving a chuck 73. A sleeve 74 is threaded onto the chuck 73 and is constructed with a conical or tapered socket 75 of the chuck and compress the same so as being disto exert the requisite tension onthe'wire and straightenthe same. The forward end of the sleeve v74 is formed into a gland 76 closed by a cap 77 .to receive oil and any oil-retaining material so that oil may be appliedto the wire to facilitate its passage through the machine and to counteract its tendency to become highly heated, during the several bending operations.

As shown in Figs. land 2 the dies and pin ing 3. Within said housing is mounted the upper die or plunger '78, provided at its lower end and nearifts rear side with lugs 7 9 to coact with the grooves or notches 63 in the lower dies, per die being reduced to accommodate the forming pins. The shank 80 of the upper die is of proper form to fit closely within the housing and be thereby prevented from turning. The weight of the upper die, of course, holds it down to the lower dies, but it may yield somewhat to the upward movement of the latter, the yielding movement being against the action of a spring 81 which presses downward on the upper end of the shank 80 and is arranged between the shank and the follower 82, which is held the forward side of the up- Y of the spring may be regulated in an obvious manner.

On the top of the base in rear of the dies and in advance of the lowest tension and straightening roll 36, is an upwardly inclined guide table 84, having a longitudinal channel in its upper surface, to receive the fabricated wire from the dies and guide it to the roller 36, the edges of the fabric being straightened and made parallel during its passage around and between the rollers which-are provided with annular flanges at their ends, as shown in Fig. 4, for this purthe wire and this cover is preferably pivoted as at 86, so that it may be raised when initially threading the wire and fabric through the machine. I

In the operation of the machine, power is applied to the driving "shaft 6, and by it transmitted directly to the countershafts 7 i and 8, the gearing actuated by the shaft 7 serving to rotate the rollers 34, 31 and 36, and the drum 27, so that the fabric will be drawn from the table 84 and wound on'the drum, all kinks and irregularities in the fabric being smoothed 'out by the pressure exerted thereon by the rollers. The shaft 8, through the several cams and eccentrics thereon, operates the benders and? dies so' that'they will form the oppositely disposed loopsof the fabric, some of thexloops being shown at 87 in Fig. l, in which figure one bender finger is shown bearing the wire which has been drawn across the path of the fingerby the oscillating wire. guide and holder 64. When the bender finger impinged against the wire, it carried the wire beyond the nearer forming pin on the adjacent pin-carrier which at that time had been lowered through the action of the cam. 58 1 and lever 54:, while the other die and pin-' carrier were raised. The action of the bender finger'caused the wire to be drawn taut about the advance pin on the raised die so that the loop, was completely closed, As the rotation of the cam shaft continues, the bender finger will be withdrawn and the previously inactive finger will be projected, the lowered die being simultaneously raised and the raised die bein .lowered. As the will be withdrawn from lowered die rises, the a Vance forming pin thereon Wlll assume a positlon' in front of the strand of wire and the second pin will pass into the last formed loop on that side of the fabric.v As the formerly raised die and pin-carrier descend, the pins thereon the loops of the fabric whereupon the spring bearing on said pin-carrier will thrust it forward in the To hold the fabric down in the channel a weighted cover 85 is provided to bear upon raising and lowering recess 59. The descending die will exert of the pin which just been elevated and the ensuing pressure from the bender finger completes the loop and pushes the wire back so that the raised-pin-carrierwill be carried rearward against the force of the spring 60, feeding of the fabric through the machine being thereby effected. Of course, as the wire is carried back and forth and the loops formed, a fresh length of wire is drawn through the tension device 68, and the operation may be repeated indefinitely or until the available supply of wire has been exhausted. Asthe length of the fabricated wire increases, the product will be fed over the dies by the described action of the pin-carriers and the benders so that the formed loops will, be brought successively and step by step over the notches or grooves 63 and when either die rises the notch or groove therein willv be carried intoengagement with the coifi'esponding lug 7 9 on the,

upper die or plunger and the loop disposed over said groove for notch will be thereby compressed or flattened.

In Figs. 8, 9 and 10, I have shown vaand the arrangement shown in Fig. 10 will produce overlapping loops as illustrated in Fig. 10

In Figs. 11 to'. 14=,"I have shown aw arrangement in which the pins 90 and 91 working at oneside of the fabric rise from p different carriers, the advance pin being on a large carrler 92, 1n WhIClI' a smaller carrier'93, is seated, the rear pin being on the smaller carrier. I'The die 94 is utilized merely as a support for the carriers and as a trip to rock the oscillatory wire guide I and holder, the grooves or notches 95 for straightening the loops being formed in the upper face of the carrier 92.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire .to se- 'cure by Letters Patent of the United States,

is- I 1. In a machine forthe purpose set forth, the combination of forming pins, means for said pins, and guiding means through which the wire passes to the.

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pins, said guiding means being actuated by parts of the means for raising and lowering the pins.

2. In a machine for the purpose set forth, the combination of series of forming pins, carriers forsaid pins, 3, pivotally mounted wire guide mounted adjacent and in ad vance of said carriers, and means on said carriers to engage said guide and rock the same.

3; In a machine for the purpose set forth, the combination of vertically movable dies, forming pins carried by said dies, a wire guide mounted in advance of and adjacent the dies, and lugs on the dies arranged to impinge against the guide and rock the same whereby to carry the wire across the pins alternately in opposite directions.

=1. In a machine forthe purpose set forth,

the combination of vertically movable mem hers operating alternately, forming pins carriedby said members, an inverted T-shaped wire guide pivotally mounted in advance of and adjacent the vertically movable members and having a wire receiving eye at the upper end of its shank, and lugs on thevertically movable members arranged to impinge upon the lateral arms of theguide and rock the same.

5. In a machine for the purpose set forth, the combination of series of forming pins, a guide through which the Wire passes arranged adjacent to and in advance of said pins to carry wire across the same alternately in opposite directions, means for actuating said guide, and alternately operating reciprocatory benders arranged to bend the wire closely aroundthe pin across which it ha been drawn.

6. In a machine for the purpose set forth, the combination of forming pins, reciprocating benders operating alternately to bend wire around the pins, a wire guide through which the wire passes mounted adjacent to said pins between th benders to dispose wire across the path of the active bender, and means for actuating said guide.

7. In a machine for the purpose setforth, the combination of a; pair of forming pins, reciprocatory bender's arranged to bend wire around the pins alternately, a wire guide through which the ,wire passes arranged between the benders'" and movable laterally whereby to dispose wire between a pin and the active bender, and a tension device between the benders through which thewire passes to the wire guide, said device being pivotally mounted wherebyr-xit may'follow the movements of the guide.

'8. In 'a machine for the purpose set forth, the combination of a pair of forming pins, reciprocatory benders arranged to bend wire around the pins alternately, a wire guide arranged between the benders and movable laterally whereby to dispose wire between a reciprocatory benders arranged to bend wire around the pins alternately, a wire guide arranged between the benders and movable laterally whereby to dispose wire between a pin and the active bender, and an oiling and tension device between the benders through which the wire passes to the wire guide, said device being pivotally mounted whereby it may follow the movements of the guide.

10. In a machine for the purpose set forth,- the combination of forming pins, a laterally movable guide to dispose wire across the pins, reciprocatory benders operating alternately at the opposite sides of the guide to bend the wire around the pins, and a tension device between the benders, through which the wire passes to the guide, said de vice comprising a pivotally mounted body having a passage for wireiin its upper portion, a chuck secured in one side of the body to 'fit around the wire, a sleeve engaging .over the chuck and holding the samein frictional engagement with the wire, and a lubricant container on the sleeve through which the wire passes,

11. In a machine for the purpose set forth, the combination of a base, pin-carriers supportedtby and above the base, pins on the pin-carriers, reciprocatory benders mounted on the base, a drum on the base, -presser rollers between the pin-carriers and the drum, and driving mechanism disposed within the base and operatively connected with the benders, the pin-carriers, the drum and the presser rollers.

. 12. In a machine for the purpose set forth,

the combination of a base having longitudinal slots in its top, forming pins supported on the base, benders slidably mounted on the base to cooperate with the forming pins and having depending vertical branches at their front ends playing in and guided by a said slots, and means within the baseconnected'with said vertical branches to recip- I locate the benders.

13. In a machine for the purpose set forth, the combination of reciprocatory alternately operating benders, forming pins arranged in alinement with the respective benders, pin-carriers for the pins mounted for limited longitudinal movement whereby pressure exerted by a benderupon a wire will cause rearward movement of the pins not in alinement with said benders, and yieldable means forholding the pin-carriers forward to the benders. I

. 14. In a machine for the purpose set forth, the combination. of reciprocatory altertudinally in their seats,

' in their upper sides,

said seats and sl idable-longitudinally there. rising from the 'pin carrie'rs, alternately acting reciprocatory bendthe pressure of the benders upon the w1re 10 whereby to effect feeding of the looped fabric over the dies.

15. In a machine for the purpose set forth, "the combination of reciprocatory alter- ;nately acting benders, forming. pins arranged in alinement with the respective benders, means for raising and lowering said pins whereby the the path of the active bender andrise as.

and means for hold-- the benderwithdraws, ing the pins normally advanced toward the benders, said means. yielding to the pressure. from the benders whereby the looped fabric will be fed past the pins.

.16. In a machine for the purpose set 25 forth, the-combination of vertically reciprof ,cating alternately acting dies having seats pin-carriers engaged in in, forming pins .ers cooperating with the pins,

' normally forward in their seats. 7

.17. In a machine for the purpose set forth, the combination of lower vertically reciprocating dies, means' at the forward .portions of said diesto fabricate wireand feed the fabricated wire over the dies, and

I o a yieldingly mounted upper die cooperating with the lowerdies to straighten the loops of the'fab'ricated wire. 18. In a machine. for

forth, the"combinat1on0f lower vertically reciprocatmg 'portions of sald dies to fabricate wire and means,

feed the fabricated wire over the dies, the

dies being provided in their upper faces with transverse grooves, in rear ofsaid die having depending.

and an upper lugs on its lower end to engage-the grooves in the-lower" dies. and straighten theloops of the fabricated wire.'-'-

19. In a machine fordies, means at the forward portions of said dies to means for applying a yielding tension to then erd1e.-'

pins will descend from '22. In -a mac ine for-v forth,- the combinationofjwertically .movy means at the forward portion of; 1 wire and feed the fab-{'- x ,ricate'd wire over the' dies,'means cooperatable dies, said dies to fabricate straighten the fabric, a. rear of the dies to receive the fabric, means 'for drawing the 'fabric through the channel. -.1- of said table, and means formaintaining j the fabric in .the channel duringi'tspassage therethrough x f, I 28. In a machine for theY- urposeset f forth, the combination of vertically movable-f at the forward portions" of said 5"" and springs ;',.at the rear of the pin carriers holding them flies, means cated wire over. the. dies, meansfcooperating' with the rear *portionsff of ;'the;:dies a channeled table 'in rear-50f the dies to receive thefabric, means for drawingthe fabric straighten the fabric, the purpose set dies, means at; the forward '24. In a machine]:for lfthepiirpose"set. forth, the-combinationof vertically movable d1es,-meansat the forward 'po'rtionsof said I cated wire. over' thefldies, means cooperating "with the rear portions of p straighten thefabric, I the purpose set forth, the combination of vertically movable I fabricate wire and feedthe fabri 'i' cated wire over the dies, an upper die coop erating' with the rear portions of the 'firstf mentioned dies to straighten the fabric and]? 1?:1 a machine ;for 'th'e "purpose adjusting 'screwbearing' 2l. In." a mac forth, the-combination of vertically movable dies; means at the forward portions of said dies to fabricate wire and 3 feed the fabricated wire over the dies, an upper crating with the rear portions of the'firstmentioned dies to straighten the fabric, a

and holding it against turn ng, and means within the housing for applying i ld nsion to the up er die. Y

the

ing with the-rear portions ofthe dies in;

dies to "fabricate, Wire-andEfeed-the ,fabri of said table, and a" weighted-cover bearing upon thefabri'cduringi its passage through" the'channeLf 3 diestofabricate 'wire andfeed the'lfabri' "the "jdi eS V means inrear of the dies to gulde' the fabric,

fabric thelowermost roller of the train having ts bea'ringsf mounted 'arcuate slots concentric with the coacting roller of the v and adjustable bearingsfor-a'n-upper j jroller of .the'train whereby tovary thetem I s'ion of the'same. I: ALVAH A. GRINER.-;

train,

05 dies to fabricate wire and feed .the fabriper die, a cap resting on the upper end of the'spring, and an on said cap.' I ine for the purpose. set

die coopso housing for'the upper'die'guidingj the same channeled table in through the channel" atrainjjofrollers receiving. the fabric, from the last-mentlon'ed means to'straighten the'edges of'the T120111; 

